Excavating-bucket.



J. J. HIGGINS.

BXCAVATING BUCKET.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.15.1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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JOSEPH J. HIGGINS, OF SILVER GREEK, PENNSYLVANIA.

EXCAVATING-BUGKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn J. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Silver Creek, in the county of Schuylkill and State ofPennsylvania, have made certain new and useful Improvements inExcavating-Buckets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in excavating buckets and itconsists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a bucket having means forsuspending the same which may be readily attached to or detached fromthe bucket in a minimum time.

A further object of my invention is to provide a bucket havingsuspending means which are less liable to be broken than the ordinarybolts.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bucketshowing the attaching means, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bucket.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a bucket of any shape, butpreferably of that shape shown in Fig. 1. It will be understood thatthis bucket is to be used in connection with an elevator for elevatingcoal or other minerals from mines.

The elevator buckets now in common use have an attachment which is madeby a bolt inserted in holes in the body portion of the bucket with a nuton the inside of the bucket for holding the bolts. These bolts breakfrequently due to heavy weights imposed on the elevator and requireconsiderable delay and expense in making repairs. The device which formsthe subject of the present invention is designed to prevent delav inmaking repairs and also to avoid the frequency of breaks.

The bucket consists of a body portion 1 having sloping sides and endportions 2, which are secured to thebody portion by means of rivets orin any other suitable manner. This forms a V-shaped receptacle as shown.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 15, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Serial No. 795,288.

The attachments for holding the bucket consist of a link 3 having loops3* at its ends. The link provided with a pair of arms such as thoseshown at -1L and The arm 4 is bent laterally at l, thence inwardly atl", passing through an opening 6 in the end 2, is bent laterally at lagain and lies close to the side of the end member 2 of the bucket. Thearm 5 is bent laterally in the opposite direction at 5 and is bent at5", the arm passing through one of the openings (3, being bent laterallyagain at 5 and being brought up close against the side of the end member2. The attachment on the opposite end is similarly secured to the endmember 2 of the bucket.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood.

The links 3 having loops 3* at each end are provided with the arms 4 and5 which are bent laterally at a and 5 and P and 5". The ends of the arms4 and 5 are inserted tln'oughthe openings (3 and are then bent at l" and5 outwardly against the inner wall of the end member 2. The otherattachment is similarly secured.

It will be noted that the slots 6 in the ends 2 are elongated. Thisprovides for arms 4 of considerable width with respect to theirthickness so that when they are bent in the manner described theypresent a thick portion of metal which must be sheared oil if theattachment is broken from the bucket. This rarely occurs, since, asstated, in order to break the device off it must be broken clear acrossthe width of the strips 4 and 5. If, however, one of these devices isbroken the ends are bent inwardly and the device is in'nncdiatclywithdrawn, a new attachment being placed in position and the ends beingbent so as to lie close against the inside of the end members 2.

It will be observed that the portions of the arms between the bends 4,L" and 5, 5 respectively form abutments to prevent the inward movementof the attachment, while the bent ends of the attachment on the innersides of the wall prevent the outer movement. There is therefore no playinwardly and outwardly through the openings 6.

I claim:

In an elevator bucket, a body portion, end portions secured thereto andprovided with vertically extending elongated slots,

vertically extending links having loops at their ends, a pair of armssecured to said links at their central portions, said arms being bentlaterally, a portion of said arms 5 being arranged to abut the outerside of the end portions, the ends of said arms being bent inwardly andarranged to extend through said openings and being bent back uponthemselves to lie close to the inner sidesof said end portions.

JOSEPH J. HIGGINS. Vitnesses:

JAMES J MORAN, ALBERT K. MOYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 10. G

